There is a Directory traversal vulnerability in Caucho Resin, as distributed in Resin…
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
There is a Directory traversal vulnerability in Caucho Resin, as distributed in Resin 4.0.52 - 4.0.56, which allows remote attackers to read files in arbitrary directories via a ; in a pathname within an HTTP request.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12327 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | com.caucho:resin (Maven) | 4.0.52 – 4.0.56 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-4w2q-9hp2-vxj5 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- com.caucho:resin (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.52 – 4.0.56 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-4w2q-9hp2-vxj5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-44138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w2q-9hp2-vxj5
References
More Caucho Resin vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-02575 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, does not properly implement the ==… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-02574 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, overwrites entries in the SERVER… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-02573 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, does not properly handle… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-02577 Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before 4.0.29, allows remote attackers to bypass… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2004-00250 Caucho Technology Resin 2.1.12 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2012-02576 Directory traversal vulnerability in Caucho Quercus, as distributed in Resin before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2021-44138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-44138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w2q-9hp2-vxj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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